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Delayed fruit growth
Posted by Lytic
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digdirt2Updated Looks like it was probably a terminal, fused bloom (so-called megabloom) and was incompletely/insufficiently pollinated. Dave
potato leaf determinate
Posted by marcantonio
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margaretmontana(4-5MT)Updated Kotlas which is an early red Russian determinate. The earliest red for me here.
German Giant - Freebie at TGS - Opinions Wanted!
Posted by yumtomatoes(10a/FLA)
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alanleverittUpdated We got German Giant from TGS this spring and we planted 36, worried that we were wasting valuable space. I was surprised and delighted. It is an early potato leaf variety with huge, delicious red tomatoes. The plants don't last lo...
Anybody care to share tomato counts on their plants?
Posted by naturemitch(3/4 WI)
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Cdon(7a)Updated As I have finally pulled the last tomato of the season, here is my count, sorted by size: CHERRY Sun Gold - 197* Sun Sugar - 567 Black Cherry - 108** SMALL TOMATOES Green Zebra - 24* Bloody Butcher - 96 Black Prince - 133 Taxi - 5...
Crack-resistant varieties?
Posted by sunnibel7 Md 7(7)
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woodcutter2008Updated You might give "Mountain Spring" a try. Medium-large, and about the most crack-resistant, blemish-free variety I have ever grown. Taste is quite good (but not extraordinary) when fully ripe (IMO). BTW, my experience is t...
Tomatoes - various
Posted by daveinoz(Sub Tropical)
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James_CoaleUpdated On point 4: The ideal temperature for fruit set is between 17 and 25C (62 and 77F). In borderline conditions, fruit may set without adequate pollination, however this can result in puffy and flat-sided fruit that contain few seeds...
Last of this year
Posted by lartomato(5 northern AZ 7000 feet)
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James_CoaleUpdated These look great! Well done Lartomato. Hope you head a great season!
Taking a poll_Green When Ripe Tomatoes
Posted by sidhartha0209(KY_6a)
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sidhartha0209(KY_6a)Updated Wow, you all have blown my mind, I had no idee there were so many different varieties of GWRs out there! Thanks for sharing your experience and opinions. I'm learning!
Yellowed, spotted leaves
Posted by pyrrhuloxia
5 Comments
digdirt2Updated Personally I'd stop spraying the plants with all that stuff as it only contributes to the problems. Foliar spraying has a role in gardening but only under very specific circumstances and only when done with great care, proper timi...
heating greenhouse
Posted by busboss
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digdirt2Updated Heating a greenhouse discussions from the Greenhouse forum - the FAQs too. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Heating a greenhouse discussions from the Greenhouse forum - the FAQs too
Tomato stem question
Posted by kuvaszlvr
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kuvaszlvrUpdated Thanks for the post. Mine, when small, are in a greenhouse with lots of sun, but, that also means high heat which seems to make them grow tall and leggy. I also try to have a fan going, but that only gives minimal air movement. I ...
suggested heirloom tomato for growing in greenhouse in the tropic
Posted by tomatoesinthetropics
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Just a suggestion that you may not like but my cherry types keep producing in higher temps whan many other heirloom varietys just drop blossoms. Picking Black Cherry is more labor intensive but harvests are continuous and dependab...
Garden Elements, 15 LB, 4-5-3, Tomato & Vegetable Food,
Posted by behlgarden(9)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated If looking for cheap organic: contact a local chicken farmer. If I had to pay those prices for I'd be broke before the season ever started but i'll admit I splurged on a whim and bought 2 1/2 gal each of foliar applied nutrients- ...
green tomatoes not turning inside my house
Posted by kvbch
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sharonrossyUpdated I ended up throwing my greenies away. Some of them eventually turned, but the texture was weird and the flavor lousy. If they are too green, not much hope. I agree with Carolyn, it's just not worth all the work, especially if they...
Save seeds after hard freeze?
Posted by rockiecarol(4 to 3)
8 Comments
sandy0225(z5 Indiana)Updated if I wanted to save seeds of those, I would anyway. Especially if I didn't have any more to use. I'd try to save about 50% more than I usually would want. But then after saving them, I'd label them as seeds from tomatoes that froz...
Tomato leaves curling inward
Posted by ovais
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digdirt2Updated Its name is "tomato leaf roll' (you can Google that term) and it is a physical response of the plant to stress of some kind. It isn't necessarily harmful unless it becomes really severe but it is important to identify the cau...
Deep Cracks
Posted by Rex1234
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digdirt2Updated Causes of cracking discussions linked below. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: cracking
Pictures of the root system on my 5 gallon earthtainers
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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miesenbacher(7)Updated I have seen the same thing in my containers but mine were top watered and not SWC's. Being an hybrid seeing this robust root system does not surprise and I don't know if I would consider it root bound or it just liked the environm...
End of an era
Posted by ediej1209(5 N Central OH)
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bigpinksUpdated Yes Maam I understand what you are saying but for about a 30 mile radius in the Huntington area where there are prob about a dozen diff greenhouses, only Joyces received seed from Mr Estler. Here and there maybe one or two sold Es...
Sad Times
Posted by bigpinks
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bigpinksUpdated Hadnt read the other thread but Bob's obit was in the Huntington paper today. He was my boss for a short while at a metals factory and once got us all together at Thanksgiving and said grace for our meal right in the middle of the...
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